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Pupils celebrate Cornish seafood and hospitality with masterclass

Pupils celebrate Cornish seafood and hospitality with masterclass

Students have been introduced to Cornwall's hospitality and tourism sector through a seafood masterclass.Year nine and ten pupils from Wadebridge School's food technology department learnt how to fillet Cornish mackerel during the session, before grilling the fish on barbecues.Sue Willmott, careers advisor at the school, said: "The benefit of activities like this is that they inspire our young people to explore roles in hospitality and develop transferable skills for other careers."The initiative formed part of Wadebridge School's commitment…

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Former school site in Barnstaple removed from heritage risk list

Former school site in Barnstaple removed from heritage risk list

GoogleOnce an elementary school, The Old School Coffee House on Church Lane in Barnstaple is now affordable housing A 17th century school which transformed into a restaurant is among a number of UK sites to have been removed from a heritage at risk register. Formerly known as Horwood's School, the Grade II-listed building in Barnstaple served as the borough's first elementary school after being founded for poor children in 1659. For the last several decades it had been…

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East Devon volunteers help rare wildflower recovery

East Devon volunteers help rare wildflower recovery

A rare wildflower has shown signs of recovery thanks to the work of volunteers and landowners, conservationists have said.The East Devon National Landscape team said heath lobelia, a plant with purple-blue blooms, had declined due to the loss of open heathland and grazing.It said volunteers and local landowners had worked to restore the species by planting it, seed collecting and managing sites around Shute and Kilmington.Ruth Worsley, nature engagement co-ordinator, said volunteers had "worked tirelessly throughout the year…

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Exeter’s taxi fares could rise by 25% under plans

Exeter’s taxi fares could rise by 25% under plans

A consultation has been launched on increasing taxi fares in a Devon city by about 25%.People are being asked for their views on the rises in Exeter, which could see the fares going up for the first time in three years and potentially coming into effect by Christmas.If the changes go ahead, Exeter would have the most expensive two-mile fare level in Devon and would move into the national top 10, with a two-mile journey costing between £9.50…

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Israeli attacks kill two in Lebanon as EU urges it to respect the ceasefire | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel has escalated daily attacks in Lebanon, flouting a one-year-old truce, while claiming it’s targeting Hezbollah.Two brothers have been killed in an Israeli air raid on a vehicle between the southeastern Lebanese towns of Ain Ata and Shebaa, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency, in the latest flagrant violation of a one-year-old ceasefire.In a separate attack on Saturday, an Israeli drone struck a car near Salah Ghandour Hospital in the southern town of Bint Jbeil, injuring seven people,…

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‘Huge milestone’ as rare leopard cub born at Dartmoor Zoo

‘Huge milestone’ as rare leopard cub born at Dartmoor Zoo

Dartmoor ZooThe cub's birth was captured on CCTV A rare leopard cub has been born in a zoo in a "huge milestone" for the critically endangered species.Bosses at Dartmoor Zoo in Devon announced the successful birth of the Amur leopard cub to parents Lena and Freddo.The species is described as the "world's rarest big cat" with only an estimated 120 remaining in the wild, and staff said zoological records showed only 15 Amur leopards had been born in…

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LIVE: Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United – Premier League | Football News

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Somerset stained glass apprentice ‘honoured’ by award nomination

Somerset stained glass apprentice ‘honoured’ by award nomination

Beth CruseWest of EnglandHoly Well GlassToby Britton-Watts has helped to restore stained glass Charter Window at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London An apprentice stained glass maker has said it was a "real honour" to be shortlisted for a national award in the centuries-old craft.Toby Britton-Watts, 26, who works for Holy Well Glass in Wells, Somerset has restored stained glass at several buildings including Windsor Castle, King's College Cambridge and St Bartholomew's Hospital in London.He said it was a…

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Christmas lights switch-on events near me: West Country events

Christmas lights switch-on events near me: West Country events

Marcus BootheWest of England Mikal LudlowSanta at last year's The Brewery Quarter Christmas Event With Halloween and Bonfire Night behind us and the colder weather beckoning, people are beginning to make way for a special someone in red to bring a little magic to the end of the year — no, not Mariah Carey.Christmas is on its way but preparing for the festive season can be expensive.So here is a list of some of the Christmas light switch-on…

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New Netflix The Witcher series filmed at Cotehele in Cornwall

New Netflix The Witcher series filmed at Cotehele in Cornwall

Parts of a Netflix fantasy series, starring Liam Hemsworth, have been filmed at a National Trust estate in Cornwall.The trust said the historic estate at Cotehele was transformed into a "dramatic medieval landscape" for the latest season of The Witcher, a fantasy drama based on the acclaimed books by Andrzej Sapkowski.It said more than 300 cast and crew were on site for two weeks in May 2024.Richard Burrow, visitor operations and experience manager, said: "It was incredibly exciting…

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Richard Sharp: Tributes paid to former England rugby captain from Redruth

Richard Sharp: Tributes paid to former England rugby captain from Redruth

Tributes from Cornwall have been paid to former England captain Richard Sharp who has died aged 87.The fly-half won 14 caps for England, leading them to the 1963 Five Nations title.In 1962 he toured with the British and Irish Lions to South Africa where he scored 45 points in 11 matches.Sharp grew up in Redruth and made his name at the Cornish town's club before representing Wasps and Bristol. "He never forgot his roots, I remember him always…

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